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Expert Details

City and Regional Planning, Zoning, and Preparation of Environmental Documents

ID: 728533 California, USA

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Expert has been involved in local government and the field city and regional planning for over 30 years. Expert served as the mayor and city council person for the City of Visalia for 20 years. Paralleling his expertise in the field of local government he has provided contract planning services for cities, counties, and school districts in the San Joaquin Valley. His consulting firm provides a wide range of planning services to its public clients, including the processing of planning applications, the preparation of zoning ordinances, general and specific plans, environmental documents, urban design, and downtown plans. The firm has won numerous APA awards since its inception in 1982.

He has written six zoning ordinances along with brochures that help assist the public in understanding zoning matters. These ordinances have been presented to planning commissions and city councils for their review and approval.He has made hundreds of decisions on matters pertaining to zoning and planning both as a city council member and a contract city planner.He has prepared numerous general plan and specific plan documents, the most recent of which won an APA award.He has helped to train numerous planning commissions in the field of zoning and planning.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1973 Degree: BA Subject: Biology Institution: University of California at Santa Barbara
Year: 1982 Degree: MCRP Subject: City and Regional Planning Institution: California State University, Fresno

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1982 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Partner Department:
Responsibilities:
Expert founded this consulting firm in 1982. The firm provides contract planning services to cities, counties and school districts in the San Joaquin Valley.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2005 to 2009 Employer: City of Visalia Title: City Councilman Department:
Responsibilities:
Expert served on the Visalia City Council from 2005 to 2009.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1975 to 1991 Employer: City of Visalia Title: Mayor/City Councilman Department:
Responsibilities:
Expert served as mayor from 1987 to 1991 and city councilman from 1975 to 1986.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1979 to 1981 Employer: County of Tulare Title: Planner III Department:
Responsibilities:
Expert was the primary author of the award winning Foothill Growth Management Plan that applied to the foothill region of Tulare County.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1973 to 1978 Employer: County of Tulare Title: Planner II/planning intern Department:
Responsibilities:
Expert served as the environmental coordinator for the County of Tulare as well as the co-author of the award winning Rural Valley Land Plan that applied to the Valley floor of Tulare County.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1980 to 1988 Employer: College of Sequoias Title: Ecology Instructor Department:
Responsibilities:
Taught an evening course in the field of Ecology.

Government Experience

Years Agency Role Description
Years: 1985 to Present Agency: City of Exeter Role: Contract City Planner Description: He provides planning, economic development and urban design services for city located in Tulare County.
Years: 1988 to 2008 Agency: City of Kerman Role: Contract City Planner Description: He provided planning, economic development and urban design services for city located in Fresno County.
Years: 1975 to 2009 Agency: City of Visalia Role: Mayor, City Councilman Description: He provided policy direction for the City of Visalia in matters of economic development, planning, labor negotiations, capital improvement programs, and parks and recreation.

Career Accomplishments

Licenses / Certifications
Limited teaching credential in the field of ecology
Awards / Recognition
California American Planning Association (APA) for distinguished local government official

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Served as expert witness for the California Department of Transportation on a land use matter adjacent to a state highway. Also was deposed as an expert witness on a zoning matter involving a warehouse use in the City of Compton, California.
Training / Seminars
His planning firm has conducted training courses in the field of city planning, planning commission training, and urban design. In addition, Expert has attended numerous planning conferences, U.C. Extension classes and seminars on subdivision, zoning and planning law.

Fields of Expertise

local government, organization, real estate zoning, zoning, urban planning

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